Abre en Texas el mayor centro de detención de inmigrantes de Estados Unidos
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Se ha inaugurado oficialmente en Texas un nuevo centro de detención de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos, que se convertirá en el más grande del país. Forma parte de la estrategia de la administración Trump para aumentar las deportaciones de inmigrantes indocumentados. La instalación se encuentra en una base militar en El Paso.
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- Fort Bliss Army Base in Texas opens a new facility to detain up to 5,000 immigrants awaiting deportation.
- The privately run centre has no prior experience managing detention facilities and was awarded a $1.2 billion contract. 1m 7s
- Advocates protested at the site, expressing concerns about profit motives and humanitarian conditions. 43s
- Fort Bliss previously housed migrant children under the Biden administration, but that facility closed after whistleblower complaints. 1m 17s
- The U.S. government is expanding detention sites nationwide as part of a plan to deport a million people annually. 2m 11s